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Volsung
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Volsung [ˈvɒlsʊŋ]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) a great hero of Norse and Germanic legend and poetry who gave his name to a race of warriors; father of Sigmund and Signy
2. (Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) any member of his family
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From Celtic influences on Tolkien we move to the Norse legendarium and the Volsungs.
Editorial by Croft, Janet Brennan / Mythlore
Among the translations, the most important are The Saga of the Volsungs, the saga of Regmer Lodbrok, together with the lay of Krake (1930), and Three Icelandic Sagas (translated together with M.
Margaret Schlauch (1) (1898-1986) by Fisiak, Jacek / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
Odin will recruit the race of Volsungs for this purpose, and particularly Sigurd-- even if he has to curse them to do so.
Tolkiens's Sigurd & Gudrun: summary, sources, & analogs by Berube, Pierre H. / Mythlore
 
 
 
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